3. How did the alliance system (or network of alliances in Europe) help to cause World War I?
A. Most of Europe was tied to other nations though some type of military alliance - the small conflict in the
Balkans spread throughout the continent because so many nations were allied to either the Triple Entente or
the Triple Alliance.
B. The alliance system encouraged the European nations to invade weaker nations in Europe because all
members would share equally in the spoils of victory.
C.
The alliance system of Europe was formed to keep Germany from claiming land in Africa; because Germany
resented this unfair treatment they were eager to go to war with nations like Great Britain, France, and
Russia.
D. Most of Europe was divided over the alliance system, and distrusted the nations (Great Britain, Germany, and
France) that joined them; they feared that they were attempting to claim all the remaining undeveloped land
in the world; to prevent this, the nonaligned nations went to war with the aligned nations.